Chapters 20 through 25 Summary

In Chapter 20, safely in Molly's cabin, she tells Peter just about all that she knows about what is going on. Molly and her father belong to a secret group called the Starcatchers. Their enemy, and indeed the enemy of all humanity, are known as the Others. Most meteors are made of rock that falls from space. However, some is made of a mysterious, and magical substance that they call Starstuff. No one really knows what Starstuff is, but the few who know about it do know of it's great power. Many of the mythological gods of humanity's past were people who discovered Starstuff and abused the power of it to enslave humanity. The trunk contains the largest supply of Starstuff in modern memory. The Queen of England is being manipulated by someone who knows the Others. She is sending it to...